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For The Birds
Student make bird feeders and describe feeding behaviors. In this bird feeder lesson plan, students construct simple bird feeders. They then put them outside and observe the feeding behaviors of birds. Then they graph the number of birds...
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Know Your Cousins - Monotremas, Marsupials, and Placentals
Students discover various mammals. In this biology lesson plan, students recognize characteristics of mammals and categorize mammal groupings. Students describe how mammals grow inside the mother's body and resemble their parents at birth.
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Counting Quilts
Young scholars view the Bird of Paradise quilt and observe the design-work in the quilt. In this counting quilt lesson, students will count to find repeated pictures in the quilt. Young scholars will represent their...
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Soil, Designing the Small Farm of the Future
Students examine the history of farming. In this environmental farming instructional activity, students explore the web and complete a variety of activities in order to understand the necessity of local, sustainable, and small farms for...
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Get the Facts
Students explore spiders. In this spider instructional activity, students fill out KWL charts, discover facts about spiders and how to identify different spiders. Students research spiders on the Internet and do online activities.
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Blue Planet: Seasonal Seas
Students study and research marine invertebrates. In this marine lesson students create an illustrated report and help complete a class exhibit.
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Urban Life: What Lives In Our Local Park?
Fifth graders participate in activities during a visit to Central Park. In this urban life lesson, 5th graders visit Central Park where they explore pond dipping, stream chemistry, and play a native plant Bingo game.
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions based on Robinson Crusoe. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Brine Shrimp Hatching Experiment
Students hatch brine shrimp in a classroom experiment. In this hatching brine shrimp lesson plan, students participate in two-week lab in which they study how brine shrimp hatch under different conditions. They record data about the...
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The Little Red Hen
In this comprehension worksheet, students answer short answer and discussion questions for the story The Little Red Hen. Students complete 13 questions.
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Fossils: Clues to Ancient Life
You can make your students amateur paleontologists with great fossil lesson plans.
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Something's Fishy
Fourth graders identify parts of a fish. In this fish anatomy lesson, 4th graders identify parts of fish in a group setting and then complete a worksheet about the parts of a fish.
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The Ugly Ducklings
For this comprehension worksheet, students answer short answer and discussion questions for the story The Ugly Duckling. Students complete 14 questions.
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The Nitrogen Cycle
Fifth graders investigate the nitrogen cycle and examine the concepts of decomposition and nitrification. Students participate in a class discussion about the creation of waste and ammonia compounds, then using nitrogen cycle cut-outs...
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At the Crossroads
Third graders explore where South Africa is and then research details about the country to fully assess the background to the book, "At the Crossroads." They receive a map of Africa and color in the country of South Africa and list five...
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Scales, Scutes, and Skins
Students identify the various adaptations of reptiles and amphibians. After distinguishing between reptiles and amphibians, students discuss the ways in which their adaptations aid in their survival. They participate in a hands on...
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Geometry: Practical Applications of the Distance Formula
Students, working independently and in groups, apply the distance formula to practical situations. After solving various problems, students in pairs design coordinate planes from the school blue print to measure the distance from the...
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Radical Reptiles
In this reptiles instructional activity, students read about reptiles and then answer 10 questions about what they just learned. The answers are on the last page.
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Science Surprises: Penguins
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a 3 paragraph selection about penguins and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Tundra Swan Fun Facts
Students read about the characteristics of tundra swan. In this tundra swan lesson, students understand the characteristics of the tundra swan and complete worksheets related to the tundra swan.
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Why So Many Frogs?
Learners explain the different stages in the growth of a frog, then analyze and collect data to make generalizations about a larger population. They determine the survival rate of a population of tadpoles under controlled conditions.
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Fish Life Cycle
Fish are no different when it comes to a living being's primary objective—to reproduce. They do differ, including from fish species to fish species, in their life cycles, survival tactics and reproductive strategies. After discussion of...
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Verterbrate Classification
Students are introduced to the broad categories of vertebrates including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. They identify the characteristics of each group and then view slideshows and video of example species.
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Great Salt Lake
Fourth graders make an ecosystem that brine shrimp can live in and take data as to what level of salinity the water is, how cold it is, and other data that students may think is important. They also hypothesize and predict the outcomes...